The groundwork for fissure sealants was completed in
1955 and lead to the introduction in 1971 of the Nuva-Seal
Fissure Sealant by L.D Caulk. Since caries predominantly
affects the pits and fissures of the teeth of ...

Compared with other middle-income countries, child health in
South Africa is in a poor state, and should be addressed by
focusing on the healthcare needs of all children across a system
or region. Paediatricians have had ...

Objective: This retrospective survey highlighted the characteristics of children less than six years of age presenting
with early childhood caries(ECC) who had two or more teeth extracted under intravenous sedation
at ...

TO THE EDITOR: In 2012, the Postgraduate Education Committee
of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
supported the accreditation of Community Paediatrics and Child
Health (CPCH) as a paediatric ...

The aim of this study was to compare the liquid/powder content of three capsulated glass ionomer restorative cements. Three glass ionomer restorative cement materials were selected from the Paediatric dentistry clinic. The ...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the success rate obtained when applying either a calcium hydroxide (Dycal) base or a zinc oxide-eugenol (Kalzinol) base following the traditional ferric sulfate pulpotomy.
Methods: ...

The aim of this study was to compare various clinically orientated techniques that could potentially increase surface hardness of a glass ionomer restorative cement.
Six methods were assessed to determine the extent ...

OBJECTIVE. To assess the dental needs of a group of children with intellectual disability (ID) attending six special educational facilities in
Cape Town, South Africa.
METHODS. This was a cross-sectional study based on ...

Mandibular canine impaction and transmigration have serious
consequences for the patient, as removal of the tooth or teeth in
question is often the only solution. The loss of one or both mandibular
canines complicates ...

This article serves to report on the introduction of an innovative ‘blended learning’ approach in the Paediatric Dentistry Department at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa. This intervention ...

It was Albert Einstein who in 1917 defined the theory of the
Stimulated Emission of Radiation, developing and expanding
on the work of Niels Bohr, who in 1913 had formulated
the Spontaneous Emission theory. Einstein ...

In the poorer communities, nursing professionals are usually the first health professionals to come into contact with parents and their children. They are therefore the first port of call when patients need information ...

This paper focuses on the identification of ectopic eruption patterns
of the maxillary canines from the dental ages of approximately
8 to 12 years. The timing and suitability of interceptive
treatment in pre-adolescents ...

The mixed dentition pantomogram is routinely used in paediatric
patients. This paper discusses the value of the pantomogram
for early identification of problems in dental development during
the mixed dentition stage. ...

AIMS and OBJECTIVES: This survey was conducted to de-termine the knowledge of and opinions related to the short-ened dental arch (SDA), among dentists in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
METHODS: The study ...

Introduction:
Child abuse is a worldwide problem and South Africa is not immune. In Cape Town, violence against children has increased in the last ten years. Children are powerless and cannot protect themselves, and the ...

In any repair of a tooth with permanent restorative materials,
the interface is always a sensitive region. The appearance of adhesive
materials was a great step forward in dealing with the problems of
this region and ...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSES: Recently various articles showed beneficial effects of the addition of different the beneficial effect (bond strength and longevity) of the addition of different bioactive compounds towards dental ...

Leeway space preservation in the mixed dentition is a well-documented method of space management. In the mandibular arch it may be saved for utilization in the correction of minor anterior crowding by the placement of a ...